Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V131000 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | from 09/03/2002 to 02/27/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 17401 | 03/24/2004 | MFR | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 03/16/2004 | 03/22/2004 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with 3.5 liter v-6 engines, 4-wheel drive and antilock braking systems (abs), if the brake pedal is depressed at speeds between 3 and 12 mph when the brake pad friction surfaces are wet, a vibration may occur between the brake discs and pads causing abs sensor electronic signal noise to develop. at speeds below 5 mph, the abs sensor signal noise may cause the abs electronic control unit (ecu) to activate the abs, extending the stopping distance. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If an extended stopping distance occurs, it could result in a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will reprogram the abs ecu. owner notification began on march 24, 2004. owners should contact hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Hyundai recall no. 065. customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||||
| 0650003 | 03/01/2006 | 10019637 | Abs pump self-check noise. *tt | 04/12/2006 | |
| 0550004 | 06/01/2005 | 10015864 | Abs pump self check noise. also included: 2003-2005 model xg and 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005 model santa fe. *sc | 08/15/2005 | |
| 0440014 | 09/01/2004 | 10009751 | Abs/tcs diagnostic trouble code information. *tt | 10/20/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 09/04/2012 | 13600 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 04v131000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock: control unit/module). after the repairs as the contact applied the brakes, the vehicle exhibited an abnormal increase in stopping distance and time. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and denied assistance with any repairs. the approximate failure mileage was 13,600. kmj | |||
| 09/04/2012 | 13600 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 hyundai santa fe the contact stated that (nhtsa campaign id number: 04v131000 service brakes, hydraulic: antilock: control unit/module) was performed on the vehicle, however the failure was not corrected, while the contact applied the brake the vehicle did not come to a complete stop the vehicle came to a stop at longer distance. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and denied assistance with the repair. the approximate failure mileage was 136,000. li | |||
| 08/16/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated while driving 45 mph, he noticed that the vehicle would not decelerate. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 120,000. kmj | |||
| 08/16/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated while driving 45 mph he notice that the vehicle would not slow down. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was contacted and they stated that the vehicle was not under recall. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 120,000.jp | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||
| 03/20/2005 | 5362 | 2 | 12/09/2004 |
| Usually when there are rainy conditons when i am attempting to inititate driving my vehicle, i have a problem with braking, the brakes will sound very loudly and experience excessive vibration and have extended stopping distance. in a few instances i almost hit other cars and the curb because the car would not stop. | |||
| 08/20/2004 | 2000 | 1 | 07/26/2004 |
| Was pulling into parking lot of shopping mall, as i pulled into parking space i applied the abs brakes and they went all the way to the floor without stopping my vehicle. i then took my foot off the brake and applied it again, with the same results. before i could use the emergency brake i struck the vehicle ahead of me.*ak | |||
| 06/28/2004 | 5000 | 2 | 06/28/2004 |
| The night i took delivery of the vehical i had electrical problems this was to be fix by dealership, well now 8/15/2004 there are more elec. problems the fuses are blowing and the brakes are not stopping as should be.also the trasmission when appling the gas pulls to the right, and between 40/60 mph jecksing sensation to the vehicle. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DISC - PADS | |||
| 03/20/2005 | 5362 | 2 | 12/09/2004 |
| Usually when there are rainy conditons when i am attempting to inititate driving my vehicle, i have a problem with braking, the brakes will sound very loudly and experience excessive vibration and have extended stopping distance. in a few instances i almost hit other cars and the curb because the car would not stop. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 09/13/2011 | |||
| On 9/13/2011, in san juan, pr, at approximately 4:00 p.m., my mother (74 years old) was driving her 2004 hyundai santa fe at a very slow rate of speed on a wet concrete road. while approaching a red light, and while still far away from it, she applied her vehicle's brakes with no avail. the vehicle continue moving forward and stop only after hitting a car waiting for the light to change green. that impact caused this vehicle (v-1) to move forward and hit another vehicle (v-2) which was also waiting for the light to changed. my mother received a heavy impact force to her chest, shoulders, and neck area produced not only by impacting the vehicles in front of her but also because her vehicle's air bags were deployed. her santa fe was also badly damaged. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 67000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that while braking between 3 and 12 mph the brake pedal would begin to vibrate and the abs light would illuminate on the instrument panel. the manufacturer was notified and told the contact that her vehicle was not apart of the nhtsa campaign id number: 04v131000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock:control unit/module) vin. the dealer was not contacted and the failure was not repaired. the failure mileage 67,000 and the current mileage was 67,268. nw | |||
| 10/14/2010 | 70600 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 hyundai santa fe. while driving approximately 5 mph she applied pressure to the brake pedal but the vehicle would not stop until crashing into another vehicle. after crashing she shifted the vehicle into park. once the vehicle was in park the engine began to rev very loudly until she took the key out of the ignition. the police appeared on the scene but no injuries were reported. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where he was unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 70,600. sm. | |||
| 12/20/2008 | 35000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 hyundai santa fe. while the contact was driving between 3-15 mph on an icy road surface, the contact applied the brakes, followed by resistance and caused a bouncing in the brake pedal. suddenly, a grinding noise occurred with the anti-lock brake system engaging unintendently which resulted to an increase in the stopping distance. the authorized dealer was notified of the brake failure. the failure was intermittent and progressed to whenever the vehicle was in motion under any road conditions. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number 04v131000 (service brakes, hydraulic: anti-lock: control unit/module). the vin was excluded the from the recall. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage was 35,000. js | |||
| 12/21/2008 | 59000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 hyundai santa fe. while driving approximately 3 mph, the vehicle failed to stop when the brake pedal was depressed. the vehicle crashed into a 7-eleven store. the driver and customers were uninjured. the vehicle has not been towed to the dealer. a police report was filed. the front end of the vehicle sustained cosmetic damage. the dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 04v131000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock:control unit/module). the dealer also informed the contact to have the vehicle towed to their establishment so they could inspect the vehicle. the manufacturer has not been notified. the current and failure mileages were 59,000. | |||
| 12/18/2007 | 26603 | 2 | 12/24/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 hyundai santa fe. while backing up at 3 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle continued moving and struck another vehicle. the contact's vehicle sustained back end damage. on one occasion, while approaching a traffic light, the vehicle moved forward while the brake pedal was depressed. she crashed into another vehicle. hyundai stated that there was no relevant recall for that failure; however, the contact found nhtsa campaign id number 04v131000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock:control unit/module ). the powertrain was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 26,603. | |||
| 04/08/2006 | 37000 | 3 | 03/06/2005 |
| The 1st -dec. 23 2004. my husband and i was traveling on the interstate and the car began to slow down. my husband pulled to the side of the road and there was smoke coming from the brakes. after getting out and inspecting for problems we got back in the car and attempted to proceed forward and the car would not move. we called the tow truck. by the time car got to the service department, they were able to drive the vehicle. when they did their inspection, they could not find any problems. we went a week later and pick the car up and drove away. within 2 weeks, a similar problem arose, but the car was still drivable; therefore we did not take it in, but did call to inform the dealership of the problem. in february 2006, the problem came again and the car had to be towed to the nearest dealer. initially there was no problem found, but i requested they check the brakes and it was a faulty master cylinder. this was replaced. within 2 months, we were pulling from the driveway and it appeared my husband had mistakenly put his foot on the gas, however we were sure it was the brakes and the engine revved up and continued to move forward. we called and reported and they said we could bring it in for service., however they rely on the computer to indicate the problem. no problem existed based on the computer. as recent as saturday, april 8, 2006, my son and i was driving and i was pulling behind a line of cars that were stopping at a stop light and the engine revved as i put my foot on the brakes. the car did not stop until i quickly put it in park. we took the car in today, monday, april 10 and again, no problem being found. i called the hyundai customer service, who is investigating the incident. my concern is that we know that there is a problem, but since we now rely solely on computer to locate problems we may never get the problem solved. i hope it doesn't take an accident to get this problem resolved. *nm | |||
| 12/28/2003 | 1940 | 1 | 10/03/2003 |
| Brake failure of my 2004 hyundai, santa fe. the car had 1,940 miles on it at the time of the incident. i braked, to stop behind a car that was stopped for another car turning left. the brake pedal went to the floor and my car rolled into the stopped car. hyundai is denying there is anything wrong with the car! i have been without a car for a month now (without a rental car due to the fact they can find nothing wrong) and they tell me, to pursue the cause of the failure, will take up to two months. one of the three dealer mechanics that looked at the car told me they had this happen before (brake failure, and could find nothing wrong then either). after checking the nhtsa website, i find 4 other brake failure complaints similar to mine since october 8th of 2003, with hyundai denying there is any problem with the cars. i believe there is definitely a problem with this many incidents in such a short time frame(how many have not been reported to your website?). *la | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 05/14/2007 | 34000 | 1 | 01/10/2007 |
| I am suspicious of the braking system of the 2004 hyundai santa fe. once, when driving in wet conditions and approaching an intersection, i tried to stop quickly and the brakes made a strange clumping noise and did not slow the vehicle. i ended up in the middle of the intersection with crossing traffic coming at me. in another incident, while simply driving along the road, one of the tires ran over a shallow impression in the road , not even the size of a pot hole, and the braking system immediately lost hydraulic pressure with the brake pedal depressing to the floor without resistance. the vehicle was traveling down a hill and lost braking ability for approximately 3-5 seconds. luckily nothing more serious occurred.*ak | |||
| 07/28/2006 | 16000 | 1 | 02/26/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the brakes failed while parking which caused the vehicle to hit a building. the vehicle was traveling 2-3 mph. there was damage done to the front end of the vehicle. while driving to the dealership, the brakes failed again. while the vehicle was at the dealership, they could not duplicate the brake problem. after leaving the dealership, the brakes failed again. *ak | |||
| 02/25/2006 | 38000 | 2 | 10/10/2003 |
| Abs brakes engaging prematurely. 1st instance after heavy rain stopped at stop sign on slight slope abs engaged and kept moving vehicle out onto road. dealer could not find any problem, however there was a recall to adjust brakes. 2nd instance on snow covered down grade vehicle in front stopped to make left turn and i put my foot on brake ,immediately the abs brakes engaged causing my vehicle to slide into the other vehicle the engaging of the abs brakes increased the stopping distance of my vehicle and caused the accident abs brakes are worthless in slow stops on slippery roads and there should be a switch to shut them off. *jb | |||
| 12/16/2005 | 200008 | 2 | 09/18/2004 |
| 10/11/2005 - breaks failed at low speed at traffic signal - managed to coast to stop before hitting vehicle ahead of me. brought vehicle to dealership service department on 10/12/05 - they indicated that they could not reproduce concern. operates normally : on 12/16/05 the problem re-occured resulting in my vehicle hitting the vehicle ahead of me at traffic light intersection (again i applied breaks at a speed of between 5 & 10 miles per hour. breaks initially seem to grab then dissappear with pedal going to floor board with no affective breaking. *nm | |||
| 08/01/2004 | 10 | 1 | 08/01/2004 |
| Dt: the consumer owns a 2004 hyundai santa fe. the consumer was having problems with the brake system ever since she owned the vehicle. when the consumer pressed the brake pedal half way down the brake will start to stop the vehicle, but instead of coming to a complete stop, the vehicle will gradually come to a stop. no warning lights illuminated, indicating that there was a problem with the brakes. the service dealer stated that it was the brake design on this vehicle. the contact contacted the manufacturer.*ak *jb | |||
| 02/22/2005 | 4400 | 2 | 09/23/2004 |
| Three months ago, while i was fully stopped at an intersection with my foot on the brakes, my 2004 santa fe suddenly revved up and surged forward, colliding with the car in front of me. this had happened once before (without a collision) and the dealer stated no problem found. it has now been in the shop three months, and the dealer still states no problem found. i contacted hyundai consumer affairs who wrote me back stating they had concluded that there was no defect which caused this problem (they never inspected it, however). the car is being traded in; the dealer is being generous on the trade allowance. however, hyundai still maintains there is no problem and i am told the car will go to auction. hyundai motor america has taken no action to investigate this serious safety defect. | |||
| 02/23/2004 | 1 | ||
| When applying brakes, the vehicle would not stop accordingly. when taken to get serviced, it was determined to be due to the vacuum hose and dirt on the abs sensor. | |||
| 03/30/2004 | 1 | ||
| My wife had entered a small parking lot and was comming up to a curb about 6 high. when she applied the brake, the vehicle jumped over the curb and into a tree. she is sure that she applied the brake and not the accelerator.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||
| 02/12/2004 | 100 | 5 | 02/09/2004 |
| I purchased my new car on 02/09/04 at bronx hyundai. it is a 4-wheel drive 3.5 ltr engine hyundai santa fe. upon driving i felt a hard knocking-vibrating sound when i drive on local (dry) streets and then a feeling that the car jumps (lunge forwards)after i stop. on several occasions i thought someone hit me from behind. this continues to happen only when i drive locally. the car has never done this on the highway, which is part of my daily commute. i wasn't sure why at first, the car did that and i thought it was part of the tracking control system(4-wheel drive even though the road conditions were dry. in every incident, the car feels like it is not going to stop, but it does. i am afraid because when the car jumps and if i get too close to someone it can hit a car in front of me, or even a person crossing. so, i was happy receive my recall notice stating the exact problem i was going through i then called and took the car to the dealer and told them what was happening. i hoped the programming would work since my problem was similar to the recall symptoms. that is when this nightmare began and it was on april 9, 2004. since then, the dealer has been very cooperative but they seem at a loss also. my car was programmed twice and then the abs sensor replaced and a chip also(this was done last monday). i have taken my car 5 times as of today. my car continues to do the knocking/grinding sound and on 2 occasions the last being on may 29; the abs, tcs and the 4-wheel drive lights on the interior control panel have flickered and stayed on as well. (when this happened my car did the knocking/vibrating noise as well.) it has become a daily occurance so now i am documenting all of my incidents and i am getting afraid to drive my car. so today i gave my car back to the dealer and they told me that they will contact the main office at hyundai. all parts and service were not charged and replaced with new hyundai parts.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | |||
| 12/29/2007 | 2 | ||
| 2004 hyundai santa fe with brake failure. consumer states that hyundai has not come up with a reason why this failure has occurred. consumer barely missed an accident by applying the emergency brake and sliding to a stop. *kb the consumer stated a recall had been issued for the abs, however his vehicle was not included the recall. the dealer suggested all types of scenario's for the brake failure. the consumer suspected there may be a defect in the abs. the consumer stated the brakes were applied and slowing the vehicle normally when they suddenly disengaged. the consumer stated he was unable to disengage the cruise control system by depressing the brake pedal, and the vehicle continued to accelerate. the cruise control was manually disengaged by pressing the cruise control off button after pressing the brake pedal several times failed to disengage the system. | |||
| 01/01/2006 | 1 | 10/01/2003 | |
| 2004 hyundai santa fe brakes made grinding noise in slow traffic and wet conditions. *ts ***no answer required*** the consumer was involved in a slow speed accident while pulling out from a stop sign at an intersection. the consumer applied the brakes but they did not stop the vehicle. as a result the vehicle hit another vehicle in the intersection. six months after accident the consumer the consumer noticed intermittent brake loss and grinding noise while braking at slow speeds. this usually occurred during wet road conditions. the vehicle was checked at the dealer and claimed that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. the consumer later received a recall for the abs ecu. the recall described exactly what was happening to the consumer vehicle. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer for recall repair. after repair the vehicle continued to malfunction. *nm | |||
| 12/27/2004 | 20000 | 3 | 12/22/2003 |
| The problem started december 27, 2004 as i was pulling up a private drive and attempting to stop my sante fe. as i approached the top of the drive i applied braking, my vehicle slowed and came close to what i thought would be a full stop when the abs brake system suddenly activated. i held the brake pedal down but the braking distance increased and it was then that it made contact with a parked truck. the vehicles hit front bumper to front bumper. fortunately no one was injured but both vehicles were damaged from the impact. my vehicle had been recalled previously for a problem with the abs brakes | |||
| 12/27/2004 | 3 | 12/22/2003 | |
| While applying the brakes inside of the parking garage the pedal went to the floor. the driver skidded into another vehicle. this problem has happened three times. the driver took vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic informed determined that the problem could not be duplicated. *ak the driveway was on an uphill incline and was covered in snow. the brake pedal vibrated and the vehicle lurched forward instead of stopping. this was an intermittent problem. *sc the consumer stated a recall was issued on the abs. *jb | |||
| 02/12/2004 | 100 | 5 | 02/09/2004 |
| I purchased my new car on 02/09/04 at bronx hyundai. it is a 4-wheel drive 3.5 ltr engine hyundai santa fe. upon driving i felt a hard knocking-vibrating sound when i drive on local (dry) streets and then a feeling that the car jumps (lunge forwards)after i stop. on several occasions i thought someone hit me from behind. this continues to happen only when i drive locally. the car has never done this on the highway, which is part of my daily commute. i wasn't sure why at first, the car did that and i thought it was part of the tracking control system(4-wheel drive even though the road conditions were dry. in every incident, the car feels like it is not going to stop, but it does. i am afraid because when the car jumps and if i get too close to someone it can hit a car in front of me, or even a person crossing. so, i was happy receive my recall notice stating the exact problem i was going through i then called and took the car to the dealer and told them what was happening. i hoped the programming would work since my problem was similar to the recall symptoms. that is when this nightmare began and it was on april 9, 2004. since then, the dealer has been very cooperative but they seem at a loss also. my car was programmed twice and then the abs sensor replaced and a chip also(this was done last monday). i have taken my car 5 times as of today. my car continues to do the knocking/grinding sound and on 2 occasions the last being on may 29; the abs, tcs and the 4-wheel drive lights on the interior control panel have flickered and stayed on as well. (when this happened my car did the knocking/vibrating noise as well.) it has become a daily occurance so now i am documenting all of my incidents and i am getting afraid to drive my car. so today i gave my car back to the dealer and they told me that they will contact the main office at hyundai. all parts and service were not charged and replaced with new hyundai parts.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER | |||
| 03/01/2007 | 9100 | 1 | 03/15/2004 |
| Brake failure. the rear brake caliper froze/locked with less than 10,000 miles on car since it was purchased new.*ak | |||